| 词汇 | sheet-lightning |
| 释义 | sheet lightning noun[ U ] uk /ˌʃiːt ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ/ us /ˌʃiːt ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ/ lightning that lights up a large part of the sky片状闪电 Precipitation: stormy weather angrily blizzard bolt bomb cyclone bombogenesis cyclogenesis cyclonic electrical storm hurricane squall storm chasing storm cloud tempestuously thunder thundersnow thunderstorm tornadic tornado weather bomb whirlwind Examples of sheet lightningsheet lightning After more sheetlightning the veil was drawn aside and there were before us representations of human beings in every attitude of agony. From Project Gutenberg About their flanks, later, sheetlightning streaked and quivered, making the hot night unrestful, as with the winking of malevolent and monstrous eyes. From Project Gutenberg A blaze of sheetlightning showed her, careened landward, lying broadside toward them about one hundred feet distant. From Project Gutenberg He turned again to the judge with a smile that played like sheetlightning over his haggard face and inquired humbly. From Project Gutenberg The beautiful illumination called heat or sheetlightning, is caused by the reflection of the electric flash, at a great distance from the observer. From Project Gutenberg The thunder was less ominous and only sheetlightning, low on the horizon, was visible. From Project Gutenberg Most of the drive back was accomplished by nearly incessant flashes of sheetlightning. From Project Gutenberg Then there flashed a look like sheetlightning across the old man's face. From Project Gutenberg At these words, a merry twinkle, as bright and harmless as sheetlightning, darted round the circle. From Project Gutenberg Most sheetlightning is probably a mere reflection of ordinary streak lightning below the horizon or hidden by clouds. From Project Gutenberg Fitful flares of sheetlightning swept across the dark horizon to the east. From Project Gutenberg His eyes flashed on her like sheetlightning, as he clinched them in his hand. From Project Gutenberg If there be sheetlightning, with a clear sky, on spring, summer, and autumn evenings. From Project Gutenberg The rain fell drearily, and sheetlightning, pale and constant, gave a ghastly hue to the scudding clouds. From Project Gutenberg Along it more and more visibly played almost incessant sheetlightning, broken with ripping zigzag flames. From Project Gutenberg These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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